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And the Ditz of the Day Award for Saturday, October 2 goes to....
Beth!
Congratulations, Beth! You have won this prized and coveted award by leaving your ATM card in the ATM and driving away! Way to go, Beth!
And now, if you will excuse me, I have to take my husband out and make him buy me things since he is the only person in this relationship who still has any purchasing power.
Whoever you are, now I place my hand upon you, that you be my poem, I whisper with my lips close to your ear.
- Walt Whitman
I want to get a pet duck and keep it in the bathtub.
I am addicted to chap stick and altoids. I am freakishly flexible.
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Comments (15)
I hope this story has a happy ending!
Posted by cassie-b | October 2, 2004 5:30 PM
So the bank account is now...empty?
Posted by Jon in Michigan | October 2, 2004 7:28 PM
I have yet to leave my card any place but I did have a day that I completly blanked on my pin number. Not a momentary lapse, but get a out of line and cry because I couldn't remember it kind of blank.
Posted by Wendy | October 2, 2004 9:44 PM
Ooops. I'm forgetful and you really made me cringe there. Hope everything works out.
Posted by myllissa | October 2, 2004 11:48 PM
Ahhh that was yours, thanks for the big screen tv and the new wardrobe, I needed them badly!
Posted by Jeff A | October 3, 2004 1:25 AM
So, thinking about Jeff A's comment, I thought, "Well, he'd know whose it was because most cards have the person's name on them." And then I pictured a debit card with the name "Beth Cactus". Umhm.
Posted by Heather | October 3, 2004 2:07 AM
Call your bank, or the bank that owns the ATM this happened at. After a while, if a card is unclaimed, the ATM sucks it back in. You might be able to get it back!
Also, oops.
Posted by Dawnie | October 3, 2004 3:22 AM
Oh dear, I am so sorry for you! My husband would have flipped out...you know...like we mean to do these things.
Posted by Jenny | October 3, 2004 11:40 AM
As Dawnie mentioned, the machine probably sucked it back in. I know this because I once did that TWICE IN ONE WEEK.
The second time I came back for my card I swear I saw a customer service manager roll her eyes when she saw me.
Posted by New Jan Brady | October 3, 2004 3:23 PM
Three things (and I work for a bank):
1. Call your bank immediately and tell them the date and time it happened so you won't be charged with any purchases.
2. Check your account and make sure there were not unauthorized purchases.
3. Call the bank that owns the ATM and see if you can reclaim the card.
Posted by Krush | October 3, 2004 3:47 PM
Well, it looks like all the comments before mine pretty much cover all the comedy and advice points. So, I'll be empathic; that sucks! =)
Posted by Jennie | October 3, 2004 5:26 PM
if it makes you feel any better, i left my atm card in my little coin purse w/ my bus pass... ON THE BUS. on my BIRTHDAY last year. i had to call the bank to cancel the card and get another one, and when the lady asked for my info and my birthday and i told her, she had the audacity to wish me a happy birthday. lol
Posted by Manda | October 3, 2004 11:46 PM
I've done that, too. Thankfully, the bank holds the card if you call them the next day. That way, you don't have to wait for one to be mailed to you.
Posted by DeAnn | October 4, 2004 4:48 AM
If it makes you feel better, I fell out of a plastic chair yesterday. Standing up in it. On my butt. My butt hurts.
Posted by Jazzy | October 4, 2004 1:25 PM
On 3 visits in a row to my parents' house, my husband left his in the SAME ATM. And that bank destroys ATM cards that are not their customers' cards. Nice!
Posted by Sue | October 5, 2004 2:12 PM